Betaine

What is Betaine? Benefits, Signs of Deficiency and Food Sources

What is Betaine? Betaine is an amino acid that has been shown to have potential benefits for fighting heart disease, improving body composition, and helping promote muscle gain and fat loss because of its abilities to promote protein synthesis in the body. Never heard of betaine before? Betaine, also known as trimethylglycine, is becoming more popular in supplements recently, but […]

Betaine Supplementation Decreases Plasma Homocysteine Levels in Healthy Adults

Betaine Supplementation Decreases Plasma Homocysteine Levels in Healthy Adults Keywords: HOMOCYSTEINE – Betaine Reference: “Betaine supplementation decreases plasma homocysteine in healthy adult participants: a meta-analysis,” McRae MP, J Chiropr Med, 2013 March; 12(1): 20-5. (Address: Associate Professor, Department of Basic Science, National University of Health Sciences, Lombard, IL, USA). Summary: In a meta-analysis of 5 […]